It’s Christmas Eve at the Merry Monarch. Nestled amongst the Yorkshire Dales, the pub is preparing to host its annual scavenger hunt for its rabble of regulars. There’s the landlord, Mickey, his wife Sofia and their wayward son, James; local policeman Alex and his supernaturally minded deputy Dan; as well as Sita, Mrs Fazarkaley, the Kapoors and Curtis, who’s never far from his beloved Dog Barkley. Quite the crowd.

And this year, they are interrupted by a knock at the door from Maddie Marlowe, a journalist who was homeward bound to the Scottish Highlands for Christmas – only to be stranded by car failure, and by the snow storm that’s closing in on the village.

But Maddie’s arrival won’t be the only surprise of the night. When the power is cut off and darkness descends, the hunt turns deadly. Maddie and her unexpected Christmas companions must try to find the murderer among them, as it seems one of the group would like to kill.